Beef Bone Broth in the Crockpot

Beef bone broth can be homemade or purchased, but it’s pretty expensive from the store, which is why many home cooks want to know how to make bone broth themselves in their own kitchen. Another option to consider is concentrated bone broth, but again this isn’t cheap.

Also homemade is always more delicious: you can’t change my mind! So let’s take a closer look at one of the best of the bone broth recipes.

Beef broth, chicken broth and fish broth are believed to be a cure-all in lots of traditional households. According to many a grandmother and healer, the bones used to make broth are rich in nutrients and help to soothe sore throats, as well as build strong bones and teeth.

Bone Broth as a Soup Base

Broth can be eaten alone or used to make recipes like French onion soup. Such recipes are much nicer if you use homemade broth or consommé to make them.

It’s true that bone broths feature in all the traditional cuisines of the world. When animals are slaughtered locally, nothing goes to waste. The knuckles, carcasses, hooves, and bones can all be used to make a fine broth.

What about Bone Both Nutrition?

Science is in agreement with the grandmothers and healers, in that rich broths contain calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur, silicon and trace minerals. It contains broken down cartilage and tendon materials like glucosamine and certain sulfates to help with joint pain and arthritis.

The following recipe for a healthy beef bone broth is ideal if you want to eat something nutrient rich, as well as incredibly tasty. It is cooked slowly for between twelve and seventy two hours, so bear that in mind if you want to use it to make a French onion soup recipe – your onion soup isn’t going to be ready any time soon!

Beef Bone Broth in the Crockpot

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Cooking beef broth yourself is the best way to make it if you want to end up with a high quality broth which is really versatile. This recipe is wonderful.

• Author: Victoria Haneveer
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 13 hours
• Total Time: 13 hours 15 minutes
• Yield: 10 1x
• Category: Soup
• Method: Crockpot

Ingredients

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• 4 lbs (1800g) beef marrow and knuckle bones
• 3 onions, chopped
• ½ cup (125ml) vinegar
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 4 quarts (4 liters) cold water
• 3 lbs (1350g) meaty neck or rib bones
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 teaspoon crushed, dried green peppercorns
• 1 calf’s foot, chopped (optional)
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme, tied together

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Instructions

1. Put the marrow bones and knuckle, as well as the calf’s foot (if you are using it) in a big pot with the vinegar and cover with cold water. Let them stand for an hour.
2. Meanwhile, roast the meaty bones at 350 degrees F in the oven.
3. When they are nice and brown, add them to the pot with the marrow bones and knuckle.
4. Add the vegetables to the pot too. Pour the fat out of the roasting pan, add cold water to the pan and heat it over a high flame, poking at the stuck on bits with a wooden spoon until they come loose.
5. Tip all this liquid into the pot, adding more water if you need to, to cover the bones. The liquid should not be any higher than an inch from the top of the pot.
6. Bring the beef broth to a boil and remove the scum from the top with a spoon.
7. Turn down the heat and add the peppercorns and thyme.
8. Boil the broth for between 12 and 72 hours.
9. Add the parsley and simmer for another 10 minutes.
10. Remove the bones with a slotted spoon or tongs and strain the beef broth into a big bowl.
11. Let it cool in the refrigerator, and then remove the congealed fat, which will rise to the top.
12. Transfer the beef broth to smaller containers, use what you need and freeze the remainder.

Notes

• Beef broth is better when you make it yourself, and it is especially tasty if you use a selection of vegetables and herbs, as well as beef bones. Feel free to throw in any vegetables past their prime, because these are fine for adding flavor to homemade broth.
• The finished broth will be dark brown. Imagine how meaty it smells and how wonderful it tastes. Use the broth to make French onion soup or another beefy dish, or simple enjoy it as an appetizer or savory beverage.

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What are the Best Bones for Bone Broth?

There is no restriction on which kind of bones you can use when making homemade bone broth. Any animal can be used to make bone broth, including beef, pork, turkey, lamb, chicken, buffalo, bison, venison, or fish.

Connective tissues and marrow found in parts of the animal’s body like hooves, feet, gizzards, fins, beaks or even fins, depending on the animal you’re using. The bones and connective tissue break down into the soup to give it flavor and nutrients.